After leaving Kurenai Yuhi's home, Ye Fan came to a quiet spot. He leaned back against a tree trunk by the roadside, his eyes slightly closed as though he were deep in thought.
This was where he had arranged to meet Uzuki Yugao yesterday.
Uzuki Yugao would bring Gekko Hayate here shortly so Ye Fan could examine him again.
After all, Gekko Hayate's old ailment had only improved after he took Ye Fan's pills.
There was still plenty of time before their arranged meeting, but Ye Fan did not find the wait boring. He simply waited quietly.
Beside him, Laiyun lay atop a boulder, silently cultivating the Three-Breath Refinement.
The more Laiyun cultivated, the more he felt that there was far too much he still needed to learn.
As for Ye Fan's other Ninja Hound, Dark Shadow, Ye Fan had not brought him along.
He had been assigned to guard the house.
Though he was guarding the house, Ye Fan had also assigned Dark Shadow training tasks to complete.
Dark Shadow was still in his growth stage. Though his aptitude was somewhat lacking, as long as he was willing to work hard, with Ye Fan's help as a beast tamer, it might not be impossible for him to defy fate and change his destiny.
Innate talent only determined one's starting point; it could not determine how far one would grow!
Though Dark Shadow did not know many things, he was like a blank sheet of paper and could absorb new knowledge more easily.
During this period, it was obvious that Dark Shadow's progress had been far faster than before.
Once the little fellow's Mindscape had stabilized, Ye Fan could guide him just as he guided Laiyun.
These things could only be taken step by step. There was no need to